East Duplin 8, Wallace-Rose Hill 3: Lauren Williams had a two-run double with the bases loaded in the seventh inning to break up a 3-3 tie and spark a five-run rally as East Duplin beat Wallace-Rose Hill in a nonconference game.

Clinton 3, Swansboro 0: Clinton had three different players score in remaining undefeated in beating visiting Swansboro in an East Central 2-A Conference match.

“First of all we played a very good team,” Swansboro coach Doug Kidd said. “We had spurts of playing well, but we didn’t take advantage of our scoring chances…, especially on our corner kicks.”

Swansboro had a 10-3 advantage on corners.

“They did a very good job of exploiting us on the counter attack and finishing their chances,” Kidd said, adding that the Pirates should learn something from the loss. “I think our better soccer is still to come. But this definitely showed we have some things to work on to become a better team.”

Havelock 5, Swansboro 1: Josh Little allowed just two hits while striking out six in going the distance as Havelock defeated Swansboro in a nonconference game.

Swansboro (3-1) made three errors in the first two innings, and the Rams (2-3) took advantage in the second when Will Blythe reached on an error and scored on another, giving the Rams a 1-0 lead.

“I was disappointed in our defense. We gave them six outs in the second inning,” Swansboro coach Rusty Ross said. “We did turn three double plays, but some of those routine errors put us in a hole.

Page 4 of 5 - “This guy (Little) pitched against us last time and only gave up one run, and when a guy’s that good on the mound, you can’t give them extra outs and put yourself in a hole. I think maybe this brings us back down.

“We were 3-0 and you know you’re going to have some games where you boot the ball around. I think one of the main things is that we have to make the routine plays to win ballgames because we don’t have the type of offense right now to come back and score three or four runs in an inning.”